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I Am Invincible; Ferocity; Fastnet Rock; Not A Single Doubt

* I Am Invincible sired his first stakes winner when Bassillique, a colt from the Langfuhr mare Sacred Hill, took out the Listed Phelan Ready Stakes at Doomben.

I Am Invincible has now sired three winners from his first 11 runners in his first crop to date.

Bassillique was purchased at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale from Yarraman Park Stud for $160,000, being the highest priced yearling by his sire sold at auction.

Bassillique’s dam Sacred Hill has produced four winners from five foals to race.

His second dam Tanaquil (Marscay) produced eight winners including the dam of the G1 Emirates Stakes winner Sky Cuddle (Snippets) and Group winners Highly Recommended (Fastnet Rock) and Sky Ove (Octagonal).

* DIVINE City won her first stakes race in the Listed Just Now Quality at Doomben on Saturday to becomes the first stakes winner for her sire Ferocity.

A son of Lion Hunter, Adelaide Magic Millions Classic winner Ferocity can now boast three stakes performers.

Divine City, a five-year-old from Miss Katy Louise (Anabaa) will target Magic Millions raceday after her runaway win for trainer Garnett Taylor.

Leading home a Magic Millions trifecta clean sweep, Divine City sent her earnings soaring to over $316,000, a lofty return on figure considering her purchase for just $7,000 from the Oaklands Stud draft at the 2010 Gold Coast March Yearling Sale.

The mare is from the once raced Anabaa mare Miss Katy Louise and hails from the family of Australian Cup winner Admiral Lincoln and international stars Pride of Rosewood and Challen.

• NEXT month's Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale received a timely boost when the Fastnet Rock gelding Ninth Legion won the G2 Villiers Stakes at Randwick.

The latest yearling from Ninth Legions’ dam Xaar's Jewel, a filly by Dane Shadow, is being prepared by Edinglassie Stud for January's sale.

The filly, a three quarter sister to Ninth Legion, is catalogued as Lot 181 and will go under the hammer during the first session on January 8.

Ninth Legion's sire Fastnet Rock is represented by 37 yearlings at the Gold Coast, while the draft from Edinglassie Stud comprises 11 quality prospects.

* INTO The Red, winner of The Gold Edition Plate at Doomben, is the 20th stakes winner by Not A Single Doubt from six crops of racing age by the son of Redoute’s Choice.

Standing with his sire at Arrowfield Stud, Into the Red gave his Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas prospects a boost when he scored an impressive win.

Trainer Kelso Wood confirmed that Into the Red would race next in the Group Three Vo Rogue Plate on December 28 before the Magic Millions Guineas on January 11.

Into the Red was purchased by leading bloodstock agent John Foote for $100,000 from the Goodwood Farm draft at the 2012 Gold Coast Yearling Sale and is the first stakes winner among the seven foals to race out of the unraced mare Red Sequin.

A sister to stakes winning 11 time winner Czar Hero, Red Sequin is also the dam of Sydney winners Sequinella and Redhandedjill.

His second dam Sequita (Czarvich) is the grandam of the New Zealand triple G1 winner Maroofity (Maroof).

This is also the family of Hong Kong champion miler Beauty Flash (Golan).